Resource Efficient Construction Ben Harris, Principal Consultant Temple Group

The opportunity for construction UK can save £23bn through resource efficiency per year 2% of profits are lost through inefficient use of resources

Construction as a slice of GDP

Materials use Carbon emissions Waste

Trend amongst contractors 5

Resource Costs 6

Operational Costs 7

Need for alternative approaches Clients to respond to growing operational costs Contractors to respond to growing construction costs and reduced tender values Design for Resource Efficiency 8